Carmel Corn

Bruce Cassidy wants to say HI to Boston fans....but he's too busy getting ready for the next round of the playoffs

Years ago, I thought Craig Rivet (Instigators) stated that the Sabres already had a talented D-man in Montour, if they would only use him properly....especially on the powerplay as a quarterback. Maybe he was right?!?!

As we have come to know all these years.....anybody who gets traded to another team (or board) suddenly becomes an all-star there and the rest of us here then wonder why they got traded in the first place...and then we become critical of our own place as to why we failed to develop them properly. OMG - how did we let ___________ get away (for peanuts or a bag of pucks?!?!)

Former Sabres Reinhart and now Taylor Hall scoring in the 3rd period....tied 3-3 now halfway thru the 3rd.

Sure, Stillman is not a top 4 guy and never will be, but we needed a better 5/6 guy, which he clearly is vs. Clague and Bryson. Sure other (maybe better) guys were available as pending UFA's, but I didn't want GMKA to overpay for them, which he did not do for Stillman. Waiving Stillman is pretty ridiculous now, when you traded away an asset to get him and he's also under contract still. Stillman did not have the benefit of being with our team long, so I'd like to think he can improve with more time and a camp with the team. Trading for a stay-at-home LD is not necessarily the only goal....I'd say a stay at home RHD is even better. Trading Joki is not the answer either. I hate his game as a top 4 guy, but he's more tolerable as a 5/6 guy...which is where he belongs.

With respect to Miles Wood, is your point that you think this is a bad idea (or not)? Just asking for a little more perspective....so for example, would you rather have Miles Wood or Victor Olofsson on the roster?

This is where my wishful thinking comes in.....I do wish that he signs with the Sabres still. If he does not announce his intentions for a while, I do hope he participates in the next development camp. From there, I do hope he likes what he see's (including the other talent around him) and finally decides this is where he wants to be.

His +/- history suggests to me that we don't have to worry about replacing ALL of his goal production. His absence may actually provide some addition by subtraction with respect to overall goal differential. Also, if his spot is replaced by somebody who can bring a different style of play, meaning winning more puck battles to improve possession time....thereby more scoring opportunities and goals.

Would it be a crazy scenario that there is no announcement before the draft, Ryan Johnson is invited to the next Sabres Development camp (July?). After that, he decides that this is the place he wants to be and finally inks a deal before he becomes a UFA? Maybe ridiculous, but can't help wondering if this could happen.

As stated by others above, the PK was simply too passive, thereby allowing the other teams to operate with too much space and time. I'd also prefer to see our D-men more active in terms of pushing opposing forwards out of the crease area to let our netminders see the puck more easily. Last, I feel the D-men literally "faced" the puck when there were loose pucks in the crease.....I'd rather see them turn away from our goalies and face the forwards in the area and neutralize them from getting to the loose pucks.

Time will tell, but I agree it will take $5+ to sign him. There has to be 1 or more other teams that feel $5M per year is a reasonable price for a top 4 guy still in his 20's (albeit somewhat later).

Watching Florida vs. Boston, it makes me wonder how we managed to waste Brandon Montour's talent while he was with Buffalo?!?!

IMHO, my only concern with your point is that of the defense (both in terms of personnel and scheme). As far as personnel, who comes to mind as internal development from the bottom 3 defense corp? I don't see Joki, Boosh or Stillman developing as a legit top 4 defender. As far as scheme, I question whether our organization has the right coaching to tighten up coverage in our zone. Stronger goaltending will help for sure, but I'd like to see the team improve in front of him.

What was the home record based on: 1. Black goathead uni's? 2. White "Pajama" uni's? 3. Normal blue uni's? Maybe it's not the crowd 🤔???

Can we deny Pittsburg permission to interview Karmanos? Kind of like what happened when we wanted to interview Chris Drury for GM years ago? https://buffalonews.com/sports/sabres/article_fc8e7642-d52f-5561-abbe-904076005bca.html

I like it when the Leafs do stupid things 😁

Uh-oh, Hedman leaving the ice, going to the locker room....early in the 2nd.

Keeping it simple....next season Krebs is our 4C who can move up to a 3C if needed (ex injuries). Another season to develop and get stronger. I like his enthusiasm and feel he is a great fit with the new culture in the locker room.

Having a modern day version of Lidstrom, who (Power) BTW just happens to have the reach of a 6-5" frame sounds pretty outstanding to me. Just pair him with a stay at home type partner who can take care of the more physical duties in our own zone and we're golden.

4 more seasons to go.....can he continue to be durable and productive? Hopefully so.....he still seems fairly "youthful" out there!

I would want GMKA to also add experienced players (in their prime) not already on our roster. KO's production is only about half of last season and they both know this is a "business" where hard decisions have to be made vs. emotional ones. KO should be treated with great respect and offered some non-player role in the organization as an option in case he ends up retiring.

Sorry, please refresh my memory on what that is again? I forgot

I'm feel like Casey....I don't want the season to end.....but now the fun begins with respect to what GMKA does to improve the team for 2023-2024. Have a great off-season everybody!

Ohhhhh, so close! Mitts almost had 60 pts there.

One more point for Mitts to hit 60....something to root for in the 3rd